Machine for reeling twine.



No 850.734. PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

A. J. GRANDALL.

MACHINE FOR RBELING TWINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1905.

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PATBNTED APR. 16, 1907.

A. J. GRANDALL. MACHINE FOR REELING TWINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1905.

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. LsToN JULIAN GRANDALL, or ASHAWAY, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE F'on' REEL'ING TWINE.

wossso se. Specification of Application filed August 3,

To aZZwhom it'may concern:

Beit known. that I, ALsToN JULIAN QReNDALL, a citizen ofthe United States, res ding-at Asnaway, in thecounty of Wash.-

ington and Stateof Rhode Island, have in- I vented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for ReelingTwine and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact-description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the v same.

This invention relates to'machines for reeling twine; andit consists of'the novel construction and arrangement of the several partsand their-general combination, as will be hereinafter fully described in this specification, and briefly stated in the claims.

The principal object of the invention is] to' sim lify and cheapen the cost of production of t iis. type of machine without impairing its I durability and its efiiciency in operation.-

Other objects of theinvention will become apparentupon a more'detailed description tion being broken away;

thereof.

In'the drawings, 'Figure'1 is a perspective view of my im roved machine, Fig. 2, an

end elevation; ig. 3 a top plan view, a pori Fig. 4, a detail-view of the spacing-bar and operating mechanism,"

Figs 5,6, 7, 8, and 9, detail views.

' in the several views the numeral 1 indicates the frame supporting the operating mechanism, and '2' the frame supporting the spools z3 and the reel 4; The spools on which the twine' to be coiled is wound are mounted on suitablespindles situated at the rear part'of'the frame 2; and suitable guides 5,.areprovided for guiding thetwii' e to the naled-in a'half-bearing 6, secured on the end l according to the fineness or coarseness oftlie reel. .W l1ilethe number ofspoolse'mployed =is usua'lly eight, yet it will be evidentxthata greater or lesser number may be employed,

Letters rate e' Patented April 16,1907. 1905. Serial'No.2 7Z.515. i

i mally restrained by a spring 16, the throw direction by astirrup vl7, secured to the frame. The engagement of the clutch with the band-pulley is effected by hand; but the will 'be hereinafter explained. I

Mounted loosely on a short shaft 18, secured on the end of the frame 1', is a counting-wheel 19, having its peripheryjprovided with teeth 20, and loosely ,mounted on the ing a weighted end 22 and a head 23 provided with a slot 24; Operating through the I slot 24 isa set-screw 25, which 1s adapted to l cro'ssba'r 15 of theframe 1 and'is heldnor-Q of saidoperatihg-lever beinglimited in either disengagement is effected automatically, as i hub of the shaft 18 is a counting-arm 21 havengage any one of an annular rowof screwthreaded perforations 26 to fasten the countpose-of which will be hereinafter explained.

ingarm to the counting-wheel. The count-,- ing-afirm head 1s provided with an outwardlybent extension 27, carrying-a pin28, the pur-' The outer end of the driving-shaft is provided with a tooth 29, which is adapted to at each revolution o'fsaid shaft move said counting-wheel one tooth. Pivoted-on the1'rame 1 's a counting-pawl [30,Wl1ich is arranged to engage the teeth of engage theteeth in the counting-wheel and the coi'inting-wheelto prevent the rotation of said wheel in a reverse direction until released .by the pin 28 coming in contact with it. The 'counting-pawl is held in engage- ,,ment with the counting-wheel by means of a spring-pressed; arm 3,1,.Lpivoted on the frame 1 is brake-lever 32, held in normal positionby a spring '33, which has oneend attached to a downwardly-extending arm- 34; "and the other end seated in a socket in the counting-ratchetzl The free end of the. brakes lever is adapted to operate against one arm arm oft-he pawl beingadapt: d to operate against the freeend of one, arm of aend of a push-bar 37. The other end of the push-bar is bent outwardly at right angles to form'a lip 38, which is provided with a slot 39,*tluough-wliich extends the reduced end portion of an adjustable set-screw 40, said reduced end being Supported in an. eye rll, fixed in the frame 1. as shown in Fig. 2. The set-screw operates in a lug 42, projecting outwardly from a brake-shoe 43, pivoted'on the frame 1' asshown'in Fig- 2. Pivote'd on the ofa 'two-arin pawl 35,- pivoted on the frame 1,,thje other bell-crank lever 36, the other arm of said bellcrank lever being pivotally attached to one frame 1 at 44, and is provided with a milled head 45. The set-screw is held in adjusted position by a jam-nut 46, and the brake-shoe s provided with an upturned lip 77, against may be adjusted to bear against] the periph eryot the counting-wheel With a greateror lesser pressure to prevent the recoil of the counting-wheel when brought back to normal or starting position. A coil-spring 47, having one-end attached to the free end of I the brake-shoe and the other end attached to the framel, serves to normally hold said shoe out of contact with the counting-wheel.

Secured to the iraine 1 is a bracket 4-8, between the ears of which'is pivoted or fulcrumed an oscillating bar 49. To the outer end of the bar 49 is pivotally attached a vertical brakeoperating I bar 50, operating through a guide 51, and pivotally attached to the other end of the oscillatory bar, which passes inwardly throughia slot in the frame, is a vertical lifting-bar 52, which is held in its normal (downward) position by a coil-spring 53. The upper end of the lifting-bar sets under a horizontal latch 54, which is pivoted to one end ofa horizontally-fulcrumed'lever 55, the other end of said lever being pivotally.

' attached to a horizontally-reciprocatory rod 56. The rod 56 is provided with an up wardly-extending projection 57-, which is adapted to be engaged by a cam 58, mounted on the'driving-shatta Hin ed to one end of the'lever is a horizontal atch. 59, which is,

held pressed up against a guidearm 60, pro jecting from the lever 55, by an arnlof a spring 61, fastened to said lever. The lever 55 is held normally restrained'against the tension force of a spring 62 by. the latch 54, which has'its free end provided with a hook (Six adapted to engage-a catch-plate'64, se-

cured to the frame until released by the oper-- ation of the vertical lifting-bar52. When released, the force of the s ring 62 will pull the outer or rear end'of the ever 55 against a right-angle spacer-stop 65, Which has one arm set in a groove or socket in the frame 1 The free end of the hinged latch 59 operatesin a guide 66 and is provided with an upwardly-extending lip 67, adapted to engage the teeth on the under side of a space-' bar 68. The space-bar is supported in guides 69 and 70, secured on the frame 2, and is held against longitudinal movement in one direction by means of a hand-o erated pawl 71, pivoted betwecnthe arms 0? the guide 69.

Pivoted to the frame 1 at any convenient place is a bell-crank lever 72, and pivotally connected to onearm of said lever .is one end of a link 73, theother end of thelink being piv,oted to a spring-arm 74. The free end of the spring-arm is bent at rightangles and fastoned to the frame. The spring-arm is pro-, vid ed with a stop 75, which is adapted toen gage one edge of the operating-lever to prevent it being prematurely thrown by the tension force of the spring ldnnd thereby disengage the clutch from-the band-pulley.

The other arm of the bell-crank lever 72 is ivotally connected to a stop-arm'76, which which the inner end of the space-bar presses when the required number of coils have been wound. v

In order to increase the speed of the counting-wheel in returnin to normal or starting position, I attach tot e hubof the count ng.-

guide 79 and suspend from. the stud or post a Weight 80. As the counting-wheel revolves to wind the required number of coils the strap by which the weight is suspendedwill be wound upon the curved guide 7 9 and the wheel will be rapidly returned to normal or spindles" and the ends brought throu h andfastened in any suitable manner to the reel the spacer-bar is placed in proper position If 'sixcoils are to be wound to each line, a space of one inch apart will be required, and t e teeth on the bottom and top of the spacerbar must also be one inch apart and a oneinch spacer-stop used. If the len th of line desired requires, say, thirty revo utions of the reel/the counting-arm is set at the thirtieth tooth of the ,eounting-wheel andfas-v tened'by theset-screw 25: ..The machine being ready, it is started by throwing the op-' crating-lever in the direction to .cause the clutch to engage the band-pulley. As the lever is-thrown the stop '75 springs in front of the edge of said lever,-as shownin Fig. 3, and

' wheel by means of a stud or post 78 'acurved too prevents it from becoming accidentally dis placed. At each revolution-of the drlvingshaft the tooth'29 will rotate the countingwheel one tooth, the pawl 30 preventing "the counting-wheel from slipping back. After the driving-shaft, and consequently the reel,

has made the thirtieth revolution the pin 28 will engage. the counting-pawl and force said pawl out of'en'gagement with the countingwheel, 'releasingthe same to the action of the weight 80. As the counting-wheel returns to its normal or starting osition a lug'81 on the back of said wheel is orcibly brought up against the brake-lever 32,- elevatingits free end and causing its lower arm of'the awl 35 to force down the free arm of the be l-crank lever 36. This movement of the free arm of the lever pulls the push-bar 37 inward and causes the brake-shoe 43 to press against the counting-wheel and prevent its recoil or rebound. At the same time the pin 28 en-' gages the counting-pawl the extension 27 of the counting-arm presses against the upper end of the vertical bar 50 and, forcing it downward, causes the liftin ;bar 52. which is the fulorumed lever 55-, pulls the rear'portion ofsaid lever against the spacer-stop 65 and causes the front portion of said lever to bring the lip 57 of the reoiprocatory rod 56 into engagement with the cam 58. At the same time the lip 67 of the hinged latch 59 slips over one tooth of the rack on the under side of-the spacer-bar and engages the preceding tooth, so that at the next revolution of the driving-shaft the cam 58 will force the reciprocatory rod 56 back to its first. or normal position, out of engagement with the cam 58, as shown in Fig. 3, carrying with it the front end of the fulcrumed lever. As :the cam 58 is moving the reciprocatory'rod and front end of the 'leverback to its normal position I the rear end of said fulcrumed lever will be moving in the opposite direction, pushing the latch 54 into position to again engage the stop-plate 64 and pulling the hinged latch to move the s acer-bar one tooth. to space apart the. ooi s'. When the whole number of coils have been wound, the left end of the spacer-bar will have reached the lip 77 of the stop-lever 7 6, and pressing against said lip forces back the arm 76, which causes therbellcrank lever 72 to pull on the spring 7 4 and withdraw-the stop 75 from engagement with the operating-lever, which on'being released is pulled over by thetension force of spring 16, thereby disengaging the clutch from the band-pulley and stopping the machine. It will be noted that when pin 28 forces the pawl 30 out of engagement with the teeth of the counting-wheel the rear end of the pawl is raised and will be held in its raised posi tion by the projection c on the spring-pressed arm 31 until the eounting wheel is returned to normal or starting position, which occurs whe'n'the lug 81 on the back of the countingwheel strikes the free end of the brake-lever 32, forcing the free end of'said brake-lever upward and the arm 34 inward, compressing the spring 33, and therebyforoing the pawl into engagement with the teeth mm count ing-wheel, looking it against backward rotation. A stop (I is secured to the frame to limit the upward movement of the brakelever. If it is desired to space the coils one and a half'inches apart, the space-bar should have the teeth ol its upper and lower racks one and a half inchesapart and the spacerstop should be one and a hall inches.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a machine lor reelingtwine. the eombimuion with a counting wheel, looselv mounted on a shalt and provided with an annular row ol' holes of a countmg-ann, also .mounted on said shaft and provided with a roils to be wound may, be regulated, and

means for automatically resetting the counting-wheel. 4

2. In a machine for reeling twine, the combination with a countmg-wheel, loosely mounted on a shaft and provided with an annular row oi holes, .of a counting-arm, also-loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with a slot, a screw for locking the counting-arm to the counting-wl1eel,wl1ercby the number of coils to be wound may be regut lated, a spacer-bar, means formoving the spacer-bar, and means for automatically resetting the countingwheel. v

- 8'. In a machinefor reeling twine, the combination. with a counting wheel, loosely mounted on a shaft and provided with an ari- 8 nularrow ol.holes,.of a counting-arm, also loosely mounted onsaidsha'tt and provided with a slot, a screw'for locking the countingarm to the counting-wheel, whereby the munber of coils to be wound may regulaterha 9o spacerbar, means for moving the spacerbar, means for automatically resetting the counting-wheel, and means for automatically stopping the machine when the required number of coils have been wound. 5

4. In a machine for reeling twine, the combination with acounting-wheel and means for rotating the same, of; a counting-mun adapted to be locked to the counting vheel at predetermined points, toregulate the num- IOO her of coils to be wound, means for automatically resetting the counting-wheel, and means for preventing the recoil oi? said wheel, 5. In a machine for reeling twine. the combination with a counting-wheel and means for rotating the same, of a counting-arm adapted to be locked-to said wheel at predetermined points, toregulate the number of coils tobe wound, a spacer-bar, 'means for moving the spacer-bar,"means for automatno ically resetting the countingwheel, and means for preventing the recoil of said'wheel.

6. In a machine for reeling twine, the combination with a counting-wheel and means for rotating the same,'of a pawl arranged to I15 prevent reverse movement of the countingwheel, a counting-arm adapted to belocked to said wheel at predetermined points, means arranged on the counting-arm to disengage the pawl from the counting-wheel, means for automatimlly resetting said wheel, and means arranged to prevent the recoil of the counting-wheel.

7. In a machine for reeling twine, the combination with a minding-wheel and means for rotatin the same, of a counting-arm adapted to belocked to the rountingavheel at predetermined points, a pawl arranged to prevent reverse movement of tlm'counting-wheel. nwans arranged on the counting- 1 o ver and a arm to disengage the pawl from said wheel, means for automatically resetting the-countmg-wheel, and a brake mechanism arranged bination with acounting-Wheel and means =forfrotating the same, of a counting-arm adapted to be locked to the counting-wheel at predetermined points, a pawl arranged to prevent reverse movement of the counting wheel, a spacer-bar, meansformoving the spacer-bar, means arranged on the countingarm to disengage the pawl from the countingwheel, means for resetting said wheel, and a brake mechanism arranged to prevent the recoil of the counting-wheel.

for reeling twine, the combination with a counting-wheel and means for rotating the same, of a counting arm adapted to be locked to the countingwheel at predetermined points, a pawl arranged to prevent reverse movement of the counting-wlwe], a spacer-bar, means for moving the spacer-bar step by step, means arranged on the cotmting-arni to disengage the pawl from the counting-wheel,means for resetting said wheel, a brake mechanism arranged to prevent the recoil of the countingwheol, and means for automatically stopping 10. In a machine the machine when'the required number of coils have been'reeled. I

11-. Ina machine for reeling twine, the combination with a countin -wheel and means forrotating the same,- 0

arm adapted-to be locked to the countingwheel at predetermined points,- to regulate l the number of coils to be wound, a spacerbar, automatic means for moving the spaceribar step by'step, and automatic means for stopping the machine when the required number of coils havebeen wound. I 12. In a machine for a countingreeling twine, thecombination of a rotatable toothed countingl'wheel, a countingarm adapted to be-locked to said countingwheel at I points, to regulate the number of coils to be I wound, means for preventing a reverse movement of the counting-wheel, means for automaticallyrele'asing said wheel, and a curved guide and a weight for insuring a rapid and positive return of the counting-wheel to normal or starting position.

13. In a'machine for reeling. twine, .the'

.wheel, a counting-arm adapted to be locked to said points, to wound, means for preventing a reverse movet combination of a rotatable toothed countingcounting-wheel at predetermined regulate the number of coils to be ment of the counting-wheel, means for autoand a weight for insuring a rapid and positive return of the counting-wheel to normal position, and means for i said counting-wheel.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

A. JULIANCRANDALL.

l niatioally releasing said wheel, a curved guide i preventing the recoil of it ne'sses t HATTIE S. CnANDALL, i EDWARD G. nNpALL.

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